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New Sibyl Writing Craft Workshops Just Added ✨

Looking for your next creative boost? We’ve just added new Sibyl Writing Craft workshops focused on character, revision, and publishing—each led by seasoned writers and industry professionals. Whether you’re deep in a draft or preparing for publication, these sessions are designed to help you move forward with clarity and confidence. ALL NEW WORKSHOPS WEBINAR | Saturday, February 21, 202611am-12:15pm PST 'Tude and Tone: How Attitude and Opinion Shape Page Turning Characters with Jordan...

Stunning Sentences

Announcing two indispensable books by Nina Schuyler for your writer’s shelf “ ... like a Kama Sutra for sentences: it describes the positions and passions of her artful love, and through sharp analyses and generous prompts suggests how you too, writer, may become such an artful lover… — Aaron Shurin, author of King of Shadows and The Skin of Meaning How to Write Stunning Sentences: 100 Simple Exercises from Beloved Authors to Improve Your Sentence Writing Style 2nd Edition | ISBN:...

Uncorked: A Memoir of Letting Go and Starting Over

The new year invites reflection, fresh starts, and sometimes—letting go. If your New Year’s resolutions include drinking less, trying Dry January, or simply creating a healthier, more intentional life, Uncorked: A Memoir of Letting Go and Starting Over is the perfect companion. Told with heart and humor, Uncorked follows one woman’s journey from decades of wine-soaked “fun” to a brave, vulnerable, and deeply relatable sober life. It’s honest, funny, and reassuring for anyone wondering who...

Top Ten SDF Book of 2025

PUB DATE FRIDAY 2025 RECAPOur Top 10 Bestsellersfrom Sibylline Digital First Before we head into a new year of bold storytelling, we’re celebrating the Pub Date Friday books you loved most. Here are our top 10 bestselling titles. 1. Uncorked: A Memoir of Letting Go and Starting Over by Mary Alice Stephens One woman’s funny, fearless journey from wine-soaked nights to a vibrant sober life, and the courage it took to start over at 45. Buy from Amazon Buy from Sibylline Press 2. Little Bird: A...

Introducing Sibyl Writing Craft

Books and Courses Designed for Writers Sibylline Press is thrilled to launch Sibyl Writing Craft, a new series of writing-craft books and dynamic online courses led by seasoned women writers and publishing professionals. Our 2026 offerings debut with nine inspiring courses that tackle every part of the writing life—from sharpening your sentences to finding your way in the world of publishing. Guided by Mentors Our instructors are experienced writers and publishing professionals who share...

New release from Sibylline Press! Memoir | Paperback $20 | ISBN: 9781960573759 | eBook $9.99 | eISBN: 9781960573766 FINDING A PLACE IN THE NATURAL WORLD AS A HUNTRESS After thirty years cultivating fruits and vegetables, raising children, and teaching literature, Deborah Lee Luskin stepped out of her garden and into the forest. At sixty, it was time to age fiercely, overcome her suburban fear of getting lost in the woods and her urban reliance on street signs to know where she was. She wanted...

New release from Sibylline Press! Fiction | Paperback $20 | ISBN: 9781960573452 | eBook $9.99 | eISBN: 9781960573513 A small-town minister takes on tradition, controversy, and unexpected love... Recently widowed, Miranda McCurdy reinvents herself with a new calling. As Reverend McCurdy, she is assigned to a tradition-bound coastal church in Maine. But her efforts to bring progressive change spark fierce resistance—especially after she challenges the town’s beloved Thanksgiving pageant. As the...

The House of Cavanaugh is now available from Sibylline Press!

New release from Sibylline Press! A long-buried secret. A friendship on the brink. A family forever changed. In 1964, Joan Cavanaugh has a secret affair that leads to the birth of a daughter whose true paternity she takes to her grave. Fifty years later, when 23andMe unearths the buried truth, the foundations of two tightly connected families are deeply shaken. The House of Cavanaugh is a gripping story of hidden pasts, unraveling loyalties, and what it really means to be family. LEARN MORE...

New release from Sibylline Press! Fiction | Paperback $20 | ISBN: 9781960573476 | eBook $9.99 | eISBN: 9781960573537 | OUT NOW! Lucy—single, childless, in her thirties—studies insects and ecosystems, in part to make sense of human behavior. That hard-won insight is shattered when her mother dies prematurely, her sister claims the California family home, and Lucy learns that her biological father is apparently a Costa Rican they knew when the family spent summers in the coastal village of...

Seeds of the Pomegranate Release

New release from Sibylline Press! Historical Fiction | OUT NOW! | Paperback $22 | ISBN: 9781960573445 A gritty story of a woman learning to survive in 20th century Gangland New York... In early 20th-century Sicily, noblewoman Mimi Inglese, a talented painter, dreams of escaping the rigid expectations of her class by gaining admission to the Palermo Art Academy. But when she contracts tuberculosis, her ambitions are shattered. With the Sicilian nobility in decline, she and her family leave for...